((Here's a piccie of the duo in this post:
Click me! Cookie is the one being err flattened, and 'philia is doing the flattening. See? They're perfect brothel material XD))
For a while, Cookie was sure he'd gotten used to having a demon with obvious mental problems around. Mostly, because the moron had been able to quell some of his weirdness while they traveled from the coast to the town of Ketra. He still had his moments however, but Cookie was, shudder, getting used to them. Not giving him any death threats, not threatening him period, and even making efforts to talk to the freak. Even though he found it odd to talk to someone that agreed with everything he said, wouldn't stop calling him 'Master' and referred to himself in a strangely distant way.
Cookie had to admit, having someone around that would ask 'how high' when he said jump was getting to him. It would have made him feel high and mighty, if he'd been stupid enough to believe something like that. This was more like all that what'sitcalled karma coming back on him. Of course, since he hadn't been distinctly good or evil he'd gotten a half assed reward.
Of course, that all meant nothing now.
As with everything, it all started so normally. He was absently walking through Ketra's streets, not really doing much other than taking his surroundings. This was the place he wanted to try settling down a while, mostly since he never lived there and didn't think he knew anyone that lived there. Most importantly, the Dire Harpist didn't have any sects there. He didn't want to see any of his brothers and sisters for a good,
long time.
Then it happened. 'philia had been following behind him, as usual, when the demon suddenly had a mental breakdown, grabbed hold of his tiny white wings and
yanked him backwards. Cookie didn't imagine that insane demons would have any idea of how sensitive wings were, but he'd assumed 'philia wouldn't ever do something so... stupid. It
hurt, it wasn't the worst pain he'd ever gone through but it came out of nowhere and sent a cross of pain down his back and across his shoulders. He'd screamed, it was the only way he could react to being manhandled so roughly. Before he knew it he was facing 'philia, well before 'philia had put his head against his chest and started begging him not to go any further before going into a spiel about how unworthy he was to have asked such a thing.
It must have made a
lovely scene. Himself, staring into space because this wasn't supposed to be happening, his little wings twitching through spasms of pain; and the idiot demon, bent over to rub his head into his chest because was more than a bit taller, with that sentient hair of his coiling around one his arms like a snake. Goddess the freak was weird enough looking without drawing attention to himself!
Bastard, asshole, freak, moron. Grrr.... this was the
last straw!
Cookie shook his head to snap back into himself and kneed 'philia in the gut. The demon's next line of nonesense came out as a whoosh and he sank down to his knees, his hands sliding off Cookie's arms, his damn hair staying put. No matter, he was exactly where Cookie wanted him.
"That's it," Cookie hissed, pulling an arm in to slap the demon. Which he would have done if the motion hadn't teased a new spasm of pain from his wings. He winced and set his arm back where it was slowly, cursing under his breath all the while.
"This one is truly sorry Master," 'philia gasped, lowering himself towards the ground more. "There is nothing that would take this horrible thing away. Your humble demon will do anything to absolve this, even though it is something that can never be erased."
"Goddess-damn you! I told you
never to touch me! NEVER! EVER!"
"Master-"
"Stop talking! Your damn voice annoys me!" Cookie was happily not noticing the larger crowd his screaming fit was drawing. Then his head started pounding, his wings joining in soon after. Goddess, his wings were probably dislocated or something. Ugh, all that pain made him too tired to scream at 'philia. All he wanted to do was go curl up in a corner and die... whatever would make the pain go away. So, he did just that, minus the corner. Curling up right there in the street. It didn't make either headache or wingache go away, but after all he'd just lain down not two seconds ago.
'philia perked his eyebrows when Master layed down all of a sudden. He must have really hurt him when he tugged at his wings. Not that he meant to grab them after all, they were just the first thing he had been able to get his hands on. They had gotten pretty big after Master's little 'episode'. Gah! What if Master was going to die? That was not good. 'philia crawled over to Master's head and gave him his best sympathetic look. "Master? Are you alright?"
"go to hell..."
"This one will bring you aid!" 'philia announced, uncoiling his hair from Master's arm, jumping to his feet and dashing off. While that was dramatic, it did not help him. Where would someone be that could help Master?
It figured that the first time 'philia ran off on him he'd be too paralyzed with pain to do anything about it. Damndamndamndamn.
'philia, running purely on instinct, stopped in front of a building with a mahogany door. He liked this building. Something about it just arrested his attention. Surely there had to be someone in here that could help his Master, or knew someone that could help him. 'philia walked right up to that door and knocked, taking a step back afterwards and puttin his hands behind his back, his braid swishing side to side with anticipation.
That poor door wasn't getting a break today. First it had the starving woman, and now a pale skinned demon in an odd getup. His white slacks and blue slipper-shoes were normal enough but his shirt was simply the high collar, a line of buttons and the tail worn over a little blue striped white corset. The sleeves, the same material as the slacks with blue flames at their cuffs which were longer than his arms, were tied to his shoulders with little blue ribbons. A strip of blue ribbon was tied around the braid that swished steadily while he waited.
(Post transfer completed!! ^^)